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'That's Right, I Saw You': Virginia Mom Says Rock Hurled From Overpass Nearly Killed Family 'That's Right, I Saw You': Virginia Mom Says Rock Hurled From Overpass Nearly Killed Family 'That's Right, I Saw You': Virginia Mom Says Rock Hurled From Overpass Nearly Killed Family
'That's Right, I Saw You': Virginia Mom Says Rock Hurled From Overpass Nearly Killed Family A few inches may have been all that separated a late-night drive through Virginia from a family tragedy. A massive rock came crashing down onto an SUV traveling along the Dulles Greenway at around 12:40 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, near the Sycolin Road overpass in Loudoun County, according to Christina Martinez, who was inside with her husband, two children, and two friends. The rock first slammed into the hood before smashing into the windshield, leaving behind a deep dent and a sprawling web of shattered glass directly in front of the driver's seat. Martinez says that first bounce may ha…

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Where Is Empress King? Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered 12-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Where Is Empress King? Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered 12-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Where Is Empress King? Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered 12-Year-Old Girl In Virginia
Where Is Empress King? Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered 12-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Seen her? Police in Virginia are asking for the public's help finding Empress Imani King, a 12-year-old girl who has been reported missing and endangered. Fairfax County police issued an alert for King on Tuesday, Sept. 8, one day after she was last seen at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in DC. King was last spotted at approximately 4:55 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according to investigators. By Tuesday morning, police had turned to the public in an effort to track her down. King is 5-foot-2, weighs approximately 130 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes, police said. She was wearing…

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Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family Home Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family Home Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family Home
Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family Home Adrenaline kicked in for a Maryland father who is being hailed as a hero after a tree crashed through their home, putting his family in danger. The lives of the Carter family changed forever during the recent round of storms that caused devastation shortly after midnight on Friday, Sept. 4, in Kettering. Prince George's County Fire and Rescue crews were called shortly after midnight to the 300 block of Wren Court when a tree crashed through a single-family home, leaving a child trapped inside. What first responders found upon arrival was equal parts unexpected and miraculous. Andrew Carte…

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Best, Worst Places To Retire In US Revealed In New Ranking: How MD Fared Best, Worst Places To Retire In US Revealed In New Ranking: How MD Fared Best, Worst Places To Retire In US Revealed In New Ranking: How MD Fared
Best, Worst Places To Retire In US Revealed In New Ranking: How MD Fared A new report shows which cities offer the best affordability, activities, and other benefits for retirees. WalletHub released its 2026 Best & Worst Places to Retire ranking on Monday, Aug. 31. The personal finance website compared 182 US cities across 45 measures covering affordability, activities, quality of life, and health care. The study evaluated cities using factors including adjusted cost of living, taxes, recreation and senior centers, museums, weather, crime rates, access to health care providers, hospital quality, and life expectancy. The analysis assumes retirees ar…

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Bowie DoorDash Driver Had One Delivery Left Before His Night Took A Devastating Turn Bowie DoorDash Driver Had One Delivery Left Before His Night Took A Devastating Turn Bowie DoorDash Driver Had One Delivery Left Before His Night Took A Devastating Turn
Bowie DoorDash Driver Had One Delivery Left Before His Night Took A Devastating Turn One last delivery was supposed to end a night of work for a Maryland DoorDash driver. Instead, William Koroma says it ended with his car totaled in a serious crash on Church Road in Bowie, leaving him without the vehicle he depended on to make a living. Koroma said he was on his way to make his final delivery of the night when his brakes failed, and he crashed. Photos shared after the wreck show the devastating aftermath, with the front of Koroma's vehicle crushed and mangled. Still, he walked away. Koroma said he was grateful to have survived and that nobody else was seriously injured i…

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Thief Steals Bowie Landscaper's Livelihood As Community Steps Up To Help Him Bounce Back Thief Steals Bowie Landscaper's Livelihood As Community Steps Up To Help Him Bounce Back Thief Steals Bowie Landscaper's Livelihood As Community Steps Up To Help Him Bounce Back
Thief Steals Bowie Landscaper's Livelihood As Community Steps Up To Help Him Bounce Back A thief picked the wrong landscaper to mess with in Maryland. Doug Halloran makes his living keeping lawns around the Bowie community in shape through his aptly named Lawbusters Lawn Service, but now he's the one looking for an assist after his mower was stolen. The theft left Halloran without a piece of equipment he depends on for work and prompted a friend to launch a fundraiser to help replace it. Halloran is a familiar face beyond the lawns he maintains. He's also a member of the Bowie Lions Club and has earned a reputation for giving his time back to the community, according to GoFun…

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No School, No Sports: Prince George's Closes All Schools, Reschedules Games After Storms No School, No Sports: Prince George's Closes All Schools, Reschedules Games After Storms No School, No Sports: Prince George's Closes All Schools, Reschedules Games After Storms
No School, No Sports: Prince George's Closes All Schools, Reschedules Games After Storms A rough start to Friday has forced a major change for families across Maryland. Prince George’s County Public Schools announced that all schools will be closed on Friday, Sept. 4, after early morning storms knocked out power to dozens of schools and offices across the district. Downed trees and power lines are also slowing recovery efforts, school officials said. As of 7:20 a.m., more than 30 schools and facilities were without power, including Central High, Fairmont Heights High, Kettering Middle, Walker Mill Middle and multiple elementary schools. The outages were widespread enough for …

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'Second Home' Closing: Beloved Maryland Coffee Shop's Team Faces Heartbreaking Goodbye 'Second Home' Closing: Beloved Maryland Coffee Shop's Team Faces Heartbreaking Goodbye 'Second Home' Closing: Beloved Maryland Coffee Shop's Team Faces Heartbreaking Goodbye
'Second Home' Closing: Beloved Maryland Coffee Shop's Team Faces Heartbreaking Goodbye The coffee was never really the point. For nearly seven years, a Maryland coffee shop has offered something harder to find than a good cup of joe: a place where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could work, grow, belong, and be seen for what they could do. Now, that chapter is coming to an end. Bitty & Beau's Coffee is set to close its downtown Annapolis location on Sunday, Sept. 13, leaving behind a team that supporters say turned the City Dock shop into far more than another stop for caffeine. Since opening in February 2020, it has become a second home for many…

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Dog Kills Aggressive Raccoon That Tests Positive For Rabies In Maryland, Officials Say Dog Kills Aggressive Raccoon That Tests Positive For Rabies In Maryland, Officials Say Dog Kills Aggressive Raccoon That Tests Positive For Rabies In Maryland, Officials Say
Dog Kills Aggressive Raccoon That Tests Positive For Rabies In Maryland, Officials Say This dog picked a fight with the wrong raccoon. An aggressive raccoon killed by a dog in Maryland later tested positive for rabies, prompting health officials to warn that other pets or people may have encountered the infected animal before its death. Carroll County Animal Control was called to the area near York Street and the Route 140 crossing in Taneytown on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 27, after the dog killed the raccoon, according to the county Health Department. Testing later confirmed the raccoon was rabid. Now health officials are trying to determine whether anyone else cross…

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Rabid Raccoon Confirmed In Maryland: Here's Where Officials Say It Was Found Rabid Raccoon Confirmed In Maryland: Here's Where Officials Say It Was Found Rabid Raccoon Confirmed In Maryland: Here's Where Officials Say It Was Found
Rabid Raccoon Confirmed In Maryland: Here's Where Officials Say It Was Found A rabies alert has been issued in Maryland after a raccoon tested positive for the virus. The raccoon tested positive on Monday, Aug. 31, near Mary Drive and Shirley Boulevard in Port Tobacco, according to the Charles County Department of Health. Now, officials are looking for anyone who may have encountered it. Anyone who recently had contact with a raccoon in that area, or whose pet may have encountered one, is being asked to call the health department. Rabies is spread through the saliva of an infected animal, typically through a bite or scratch, health officials said. The virus can a…

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Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation
Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation A Connecticut mother who was nearly killed after stopping to help three teenagers who crashed on Interstate 95 in July said she is "overwhelmed with gratitude" after Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to support her recovery. Ashlie Taunton, of Ledyard, was severely injured July 18 after she stopped to help teenagers whose vehicle had hydroplaned off I-95 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, during a rainstorm. Moments after she helped the last person out of the vehicle, a second car veered off the road. She shoved a teenager to safety before the car struck her. The 42-year-old's heroism has drawn nationa…

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Birthday Dream Turns To Nightmare For DC-Area Chef Struck By Truck In Jamaica Birthday Dream Turns To Nightmare For DC-Area Chef Struck By Truck In Jamaica Birthday Dream Turns To Nightmare For DC-Area Chef Struck By Truck In Jamaica
Birthday Dream Turns To Nightmare For Dc-area Chef Struck By Truck In Jamaica Five days ago, Chef Jason Briscoe was doing what he does best. The DC-area chef was behind a kitchen counter showing his followers how to make Jamaican curry chicken, carefully seasoning it while walking viewers through another recipe for the online community he built around food and Jamaican culture. Now, Briscoe is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a truck while riding a bicycle during what was a planned celebration in Jamaica. "This was supposed to be a birthday trip," Briscoe's Kitchen & Spice wrote while sharing photos of him in the hospital. "Th…

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